LOVE LOSS & LETTING GO

BUSY MOM CHARLIZE THERON SHARES WHY SHE'S PUT ROMANCE ON THE BACK BURNER.

CHARLIZE THERON appears to have it all. The stunning 5-foot-10 former model is one C of the most beautiful - and accomplished - stars in Hollywood.

In 2004, at the age of 28, she took home the Oscar for Best Actress for her searing performance of a real-life serial killer in Monster, and then went on to star in blockbuster hits like Mad Max: Fury Road, The Fate of the Furious and Snow White and the Huntsman. But her daughters Jackson, 10, and August, 7, sense something's missing. "I was in the car with my two girls and my little one said something like, 'You need a boyfriend!" the Dior J'adore spokesmodel once revealed. "And I said, 'Actually, I don't. Right now I feel really good."

For Charlize, no man, no problem. It's been seven years since her last serious relationship (with actor Sean Penn) - and the 47-year-old reportedly hasn't gone on a date in four years! She wouldn't have it any other way. "Jackson and August have been pestering Charlize to get back into the dating scene," an insider tells Star. "They would love to have a father figure in their lives, but Charlize just keeps telling the girls she's happy being single."

And she has no desire to walk down the aisle. "I haven't been in a relationship for a very long time," the South Africa native said in 2019. "I never wanted to get married. Those are things that are not hard for me, because they're innately my truth." In 2020, she doubled down, telling Howard Stern that while she enjoys the occasional date, there's "not a lot of room" for love in her life. In fact, the Atomic Blonde actress said she doubted she could even cohabitate with a guy. "They might have to buy the house next to me because I don't know If I'm going to be able to f**king deal with that," she said. "I'm too old for that sh*t."

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